"The telephone becomes an instrument of torture in the demonic hands of a beloved who doesn't call."

-- Alain de Botton

#Hands Quotes #Telephones Quotes #Beloved Quotes

“Growing up in a New Jersey suburb, my Catholic faith was an important part of my young life, shaping the way I approached the world.”

Source : "A Queer and Joyful Noise" by James Lecesne, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 9, 2013.
“I can't imagine having a conversation about 'Celebrity Big Brother' in Cambridge, Massachusetts.”
“By 1985 enough millions will have died to reduce the earth's population to some acceptable level, like 1.5 billion people.”
“There aren't many things as therapeutic as smiles and laughter. Whenever you look at things in a lighter vein, it shows that your heart is in the right place.”
“The music business is a place where the artists are all treated like we're working for the people who are working for us. That can obviously be exaggerated when you're a female.”
“I would switch roles with Madonna for a day. Or if Audrey Hepburn was still alive, Audrey Hepburn. I love Audrey Hepburn. She's one of my idols, also.”
“Isocrates was in the right to insinuate, in his elegant Greek expression, that what is got over the Devil's back is spent under his belly.”

Source : "Gil Blas". Book by Alain-René Lesage. Book VIII, Chapter 9, 1735.
“After my hip operation, I had to cut out butter, which I loved, and salt. I no longer eat desserts with lots of cream, and I've cut right back on alcohol.”

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